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AXADEXIX. Pciiiiiitli. 4-phylliim, apicibus 

 corn-avis stamiiiifcrin. Aiit/irnt: iniiniTs.c. (.Hun- 

 iliilic millae hy[> \\'-,' . OrariiiHi ilisprnntim. Xtiif- 

 ma cunicuin. I'olliculus unilocularis, abortione 

 monospermus. .SVcw aptmitn. (A'. Brotni.) 



I. I'ulclu-lla. '2. Trijida. 3. Ilicijiilia. 

 All shrubby, and from New Holland, See Brown's 



Pnii/romux, p. 374. 



XXXII. ORITES. Perianth. 4-phyllum, regulare, 

 foliolis apice recurvis. Stamina inscrta supra me- 

 dium foliolorum, iisque recurvatis exserta. Gltin- 

 (fn/tr 1-hypogynx. Orarium sessile, dispermum. 

 Stylus strictus. Sligmu obtusum, verticafe. Fol- 

 licii/HS coriaceus, unilocularis, loculo siibcentrali. 

 Si'inina apice alata. (R. Brown.) 



1. Dircrsifolia. 2. Revoluta. 



Shrubs from Van Diemcn's Island. See Brown's 

 Prodromns, p. 388. 



XXXIII. STENOCARPUS. Perianth, irregulare, fo- 

 liolis distinctis, secundis. Btamna apicibus cavis 

 foliolorum immersa. Glanditla hypogyna unica, 

 semiannularis. Ocarium pedicellatum, polysper- 

 mum. Stylus deciduus. Stigma obliquum, orbicu- 

 lato-dilatatum planiusculum. Folliculus linearij. 

 Sanina basi alata! (/?. BroK'n.) 



\. Salignut. New Holland. Shrub. 

 This genus is the Cybcle of Knight and Salisbury. 

 See Brown's Prodromns, p. 390. 



XXXIV. ZIERIA. Cal. 4-partitus. Pet. 4. Slam. 

 glabra, glandulis insidentia. Stylus simplex. Sligm. 

 quadrilobum. Caps. 4, coalitie. Sem. arillata. 

 (Smith.) 



The plants of this genus are shrubby, and from 

 Australasia. 



XXXV. LAMPOCAUYA. Spiculas undique imbricatae, 

 uniflora ; squamis exterioribus vacuis. Sette squa- 

 mulceve hypogynx nullsc. Stamina^, (nunc 3 -6) 

 filamentis persistentibus, elongatis. Stylus subu- 

 latus, trifidus. Stigmata indivisa. Nux ossea, ni- 

 tens, basi persistenti styli cuspidata putamine 

 supra incraesato, nudeo laevi. 



1. Aspera. New South Wales. 



2. Hexandra. Van Diemen's Island. 



Sp. 2. is the Guhnia trifida of Labillard. The' 

 Gtthnia schcenoides of Forster belongs to this 

 genus. See Brown's Prodromus, p. 238. 



XXXVI. GYMNOSTACHYS. Spatha minuta.carinata. 

 Spttdix cylindraceus, floribus undique tectus. Pe~ 

 riantk. 4-partitum. Slam. 4, basi foliolorum in- 

 serta. Ouar. 1-spermura, ovulo pendulo. Stig. 

 sessile, sphincteriforme. Bacca nuda. Semen albu- 

 minosum. Embryo \nvers\is. ( R. Brown, Prodr.3S7.) 



1. Anceps. New South Wales. Peren. 



XXXVII. FUSANUS. Perianth, profunde 4-fidum, 

 rotatum, basi disco 4-lobo adnato ; deciduum. Dm- 

 pit globosa, calva, baccata. (Linn, and R.liromi.) 



1. Compressus, Cape of Good Hope. 



2. Spicatus. New Holland. Shruh. 



3. Acuminalus. New Holland. Slintb. 



4. Crassifolius. New Holland. .Shrub. 



See Brown's Protlmmus, p,355, andPersoon's Sy- 

 nopsis, vol. i. p. 144. 



XXXVIII. CENTRANTHERA. Cal. hinc fissus, la- 

 5 iude cohaerentibu?. Cor. infundibul. lim- 



bo patenti, 5-lobo, inzquali. Slam, inclusa. An- Cla IV. 

 them: lobis basi calcaratia. filigtna lanceolatum. Tetramlria. 

 (V/yii. lulocularis, bivalvis, dissepimento contrario, 

 placeiitifero, dcmum libero. (R. Jirtmn.) 



1. Hitpida. New Holland. 1 Tbrovin'iProdro- 



2. Indica ? East Indies. j inns, 438. 

 XXXIX. Dii'LANTHEH\. Cut. 3-h'dus, lacinia 



postica Integra ; lateralibus bifidis. Cor. bilabiata, 

 fauce compressa ; labio superiore obcordato : in- 

 feriore 3-partito, lobis subrotundis. Stam. 4, irns 

 corollz inserta, exserta, subxqualia, adscendentia. 

 Anth. loculis distinctis divergentibus, aestivatione 

 juxta latera filamentorum reflexis. Ovarium bi- 

 locul. polyspermum ; placentis 2, adnatis, in sin- 

 gulo loculo. Stylus situ staminum. Stigma bila- 

 mellatum. Pencarpium- - -. (R. Brown, 449.) 

 1. Tctraphi/lla. New Holland. Shrub. 



XL. SEBJEA. Cut. 4-5-partit. foliolis carissatis ala- 

 tisve. Cor. 4-5-fida, marcescens. Stam. exserta : 

 Antheris longitudinaliter dehisccntibus, defloratis 

 apice calloso recurvis. Stigmata 2. Caps, valvis 

 margine inflexis. Placenta central! demum librae 

 insertis. (R. Brown, p. 451.) 



1. Ovata. New Holland and Van Diemen's Isl. 

 This shrub is the Exacum ovalitm of Labillard. 



XLI. MITRASACME, or MITRAGVNE. Col. angula- 

 tus, 4 (raro 2) fidus. Cor. tubo angulato ; lim- 

 bo 4-part. xquali ; decidua. Stam. xqiulia, inclu- 

 sa, (raro exserta.) Anth. posticse. Stylus basi 

 biiidus. Caps, inter divisuras styli dehiscens. (La- 

 billard, and R. Bromi.) 



11. Pygmcea. 



12. Elata. 



13. Stellata. 



14. Serpyllifolia. 



15. Pilosa. 



16. Phascoides. 

 11. Paradoxa. 



18. Connata. 



19. Ambigua. 



1. Polymorpha. 



2. Squarrosa. 



3. Cincrescens. 



4. Canesccns. 



5. Muhicaulis. 



6. Ramosa. 



7. Laricifolia. 



8. ProliJ'era. 



9. Alsinoidet. 

 10. Paludosa. 



" A Gentianis legitimis," says Mr Brown, " pa- 

 rum di versa; propiustamenExacoquam Scrophu- 

 lariis accedit." 



XLII. GUEVIMA. Cal. 0. Cor. 4-petala : petalis 

 apice concavis, tribus revolutis. Stam. cavitatibus 

 petalorum insidentia. Drupa 1-sperma. (Persoon.) 

 1. Avellana. Woods of Chili. (flor.Perwc.} 

 XLIII. CRYPTOSPERMUM. Cal. communis 6-phyl- 

 lus : foliolis patentibus inxqualibus ; proprius ? 

 e paleis receptaculi, 3-phyllus. Corollula: (sub-20) 

 4-fid, primo ovatie. Rt-ceplac. globosum, palea- 

 ceum, subtus seminiferum. (Caps. 1-locul. in re- 

 ceptac. subglobosum coalitas, medio longitudinali- 

 ter dehiscentes. (DrT. Young,) (Pertooit.) 

 1. You/igii. New Holland. Peren. See Linn. 



Trans, iii. p. 30. 



XLIV. NUXIA. Cal. 4-fidus. Cor. 1-petala, 4-fida. 

 Stam, in fauce. Stigm. truncatum. Cups, canio- 

 sa ; 2-sperma. (Lamarck.) 



1 ? Elata. 2. yerticilltila. 



Species 2 and 3 of jEciPHil A, in Willdenow. 

 XLV. HiOGiN'SlA. Cat. 4-dentatus. Cor. infundi- 

 buL'f. limbo 4-partit. Stigm. 2-labiatum, promi- 

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